Item #1. Protect your stuff

Good news for homeowners and renters: It doesn’t cost a lot of money to protect your stuff. Homeowners or renters insurance protects all your valuables in case disaster strikes, and can even cover your living expenses if you have to be out of your apartment or home for a while.

No more forms, phone calls, and headaches. Now, you can get a policy that’s just right for you, right from your phone. You can get covered for a long list of things, including theft, fire, and third-party injuries, in less than 3 minutes. Yes, really.

Get Renters or Homeowners insurance

With Lemonade*, you can get a policy starting at $5 a month.

Item #2. Protect your family

We get it. Buying life insurance seems like a really adult decision. But really, it needn’t be so scary. It can actually be a really easy way to avoid a lot of really big problems.

There are lots of different types of life insurance. Whole life insurance covers you for your entire life and has a cash value. Term-life insurance provides coverage over a specific period of time. This can be 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, or more, depending on what you choose. Term life insurance tends to be the cheapest option if you only need protection for your family and dependents for a specific amount of time.

A term-life insurance policy can provide a financial safety net for your dependents in case of your unexpected passing. Who are dependents? They’re anyone that relies on you financially (your kids, an elderly parent, younger sibling). It can help your family play the bills if anything should happen to you. This can include outstanding student loan debt, medical debt, or other outstanding expenses.

Here’s the good news: The younger you are, the more affordable your life insurance is likely to be. You can lock in a premium rate that will stay the same for the entire term of your policy, or you can lower your premiums later on by adjusting your insurance coverage as your needs change.

Get term-life insurance

Ladder* can give you a quote online in seconds.

Get term-life insurance.

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Item #3. Give a kid you love a head start

We all want to send our kids out into the world with money in their pockets and a solid financial education. With a custodial account, you can start contributing to it when they’re young—and teach them all about investing along the way.

After your child (or nephew, or goddaughter, or sibling) turns 18, you can hand it over to them and they can keep contributing to it. They can use the money for school, a down payment on a home, or anything they choose.

Invest in their futures

Open a custodial account for the kids in your life

Item #4. Create a Will

Take control of what happens to your money, property, and the things you care about. You’ll need a will to manage your assets and help the ones you love once you’re gone.

A will may be the most essential document you’ll ever make. Creating one is easy and affordable.

Item #5. Refinance your student loans

Student loans are a fact of life. In 2018, around one in four American adults are paying off student loans, with the average borrower owing $37,172. By refinancing your existing student loans you could see a dramatic reduction in your interest rate – lowering your monthly payments. And that can mean more money to put aside for your future.

Get $100 in your Stash Invest account

when you refinance your student loans with LendKey*

Item #6. Start investing for your future

Here’s the straight truth: You don’t need to be rich to be an investor. A little money, put toward a diversified portfolio of investments, each week over time can add up to a bona fide nest egg you can be proud of.

It’s easy to invest for long-term goals like saving for a down payment on a house while you’re saving for retirement. In fact, you can do it with Stash.

Already have Stash? Now you’re ready to put the pedal to the metal. Investing money on a consistent basis is easy when it’s automatic.

Investing, simplified

Start today with as little as $5

* Stash is a paid marketing partner of Lemonade, Ladder, LendKey, and U.S. LegalWills. All content provided herein is for informational purposes only.

** Please note, the Smart-Save feature is not a savings account offered by a bank. Smart-Save is a feature that may be turned on and connected to the checking account that is linked to your Stash Invest account. This feature can automatically transfer a percentage of your available funds from your checking account into your Stash cash balance. The percentage that is transferred from your checking account is determined by a methodology that studies the spending patterns of each individual user.

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